Madagascar Sandgrouse
Pterocles personatusGould, J, 1843
English (US) Madagascar Sandgrouse
The Madagascar Sandgrouse (Pterocles personatus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Pteroclidae (Sandgrouse) in the order Pterocliformes.
Range: arid lowlands of MadagascarRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pterocles personatus
- Family
- Pteroclidae (Sandgrouse)
- Order
- Pterocliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Madagascar Sandgrouse
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1843
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1843
- Type locality
- No locality = Majambo Bay, Madagascar.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.11, no.121 p.15
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Yellow-throated Sandgrouse
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Black-faced Sandgrouse
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Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse
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Double-banded Sandgrouse
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Four-banded Sandgrouse
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Painted Sandgrouse
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Burchell's Sandgrouse
Pterocles burchelli
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